About Me

My day job was as an emergency room nurse. I retired from it in April 2009. I have been writing since I was a kid. That's a long time ago. LOL I first published with 5 short stories then into novels. I enjoy living here in the South but my original home is Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. I have two sisters, one of whom is an artist. All of us are nurses because my dad wanted us to go into nursing because he wanted us to have a reliable job. I have to say that, no matter what the economy is doing, I've never been without a job. I guess that's a good thing. I have two pets all of which are rescue animals: the Golden Retriever Lily, and my cat, Liberty.
My previous Golden Retriever, Kate, died last year on February 13 and an hour later, my oldest sister, Marlene ("Snookie") died. It was a horrible day for me filled with grief. This February 4th, I lost my big yellow kitty, Acorn, who succumbed to cancer even after his surgery a year ago. He was quite a character and I will miss him terribly.

Madeline
Andrews is a grown up orphan. Sam Wilding made her feel part of his life, his
family and swore he’d come home to her when the war ended, but he didn’t
return. With the Valentine’s Ball just days away, the Wildings encourage
Madeline to move forward with her life and open her heart to the
possibilities.But Madeline is lost in
old love letters and can’t seem to let go.

Excerpt:

Madeline
folded the letter and slipped it back into its envelope. Her heart ached as she
put the envelope back into the box. She placed it with reverence on her dresser
beside the picture of Sam and her, laughing into the sun on that beautiful
summer day, years ago. She twisted the gold ring with the little heart-shaped
ruby around her left ring finger. Sam had given it to her the day he left for
deployment to Europe. He said it was a promise ring. The ring would remind her
of his love, his promise to return, and his pledge to wed her when the war
ended. A sigh escaped her. None of his promises had come true.